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Standing at the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, the activists chanted, "Kill the bill," and cheered Republican members of Congress who promised to vote against it. Conservative stars such as "Liberty and Tyranny" author Mark Levin and actor Jon Voight spoke to the crowd, drawing attention to, as Mr. Levin put it, "the wrecking ball" the Democratic majority "has taken to this magnificent society."

Mrs. Bachmann, Minnesota Republican, had asked activists to attend her press conference, which she called a "House call," during an appearance on Fox News last week. And on short order, activists, many of whom had organized previous "tea party" events, began organizing buses and car pools to get there.

Advocacy groups such as Americans for Prosperity and FreedomWorks also helped get the word out.

FreedomWorks spokesman Adam Brandon said, "This was all put together in less than five days. We alerted our members, who know what to do after a summer of organizing. Within days, buses were chartered from as far away as Georgia and folks even bought flights from the West Coast."

Others, such as Mike and Bonnie McCaffrey, came on their own. They said they got up at 5 a.m. to drive from their home in Hawley, Pa., to Washington for the event and to lobby their congressman, Rep. Christopher Carney, a Democrat. "It's important," Mrs. McCaffrey said.

The Democrats, for their part, think Mrs. Bachmann's approach will backfire eventually.

Democratic National Committee press secretary Hari Sevugan dismissed Mrs. Bachmann's event by saying, "If the Republican Party wants to make Michele Bachmann the voice of the party, that's more than fine with us. We'll help circulate the petition."

It was just a few months ago that Fox News contributor Juan Williams was following the lead of his liberal media cohorts in pretending that voter fraud was a non-existent phenomenon. He brushed the concept off as nothing more than an attempt to suppress Democrat voters in general, and minority voters more specifically. Williams called GOP demands for voter ID laws a "fictional controversy", the equivalent of "yelling 'fire' when there is no fire".

Today thousands of grassroots activists from around the country will descend on the West Lawn of the Capitol to make a House Call to Congress’ back door. FreedomWorks is pleased to participate in this event taking place nearly two months after the historic gathering on the West Lawn on September 12. This event will build on the momentum gained in this week’s important elections, and will shift the focus to healthcare once again.

From Gateway Pundit:
Rep. Michelle Bachman is calling all Americans to join her on the steps of the Capital Building in Washington DC on Thursday November 5th to stop “the Crown Jewel of Socialism” – the democrat’s bill to take over the US health care industry.